Paul Youll
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Paul Youll is a science fiction and fantasy artist and illustrator
. He was born as one of five sons and, at one time, was part of a two-man illustration team with his twin brother, Stephen. He got his start in the genre when his work, done in conjunction with Stephen's, was seen in 1987 at the 45th World Science Fiction Convention in Brighton, England. His first commission, a collaboration with Stephen, was for the cover painting for Emerald Eyes by Daniel Keys Moran
that was published by Bantam Books
.
After graduating from the Durham New College of Art and Design, Paul spent two more years at Sunderland University. Since 1989, when Stephen moved to America, Paul has worked independently and has produced some excellent paintings, mainly for Bantam Books
. Youll currently resides with his wife Annmarie, in the country village of Esh Winning
, on the border of Derwent Side and County Durham
. He illustrates primarily for the U.S. softcover (paperback) book market.
This list is incomplete
Illustrator
An Illustrator is a narrative artist who specializes in enhancing writing by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text...
. He was born as one of five sons and, at one time, was part of a two-man illustration team with his twin brother, Stephen. He got his start in the genre when his work, done in conjunction with Stephen's, was seen in 1987 at the 45th World Science Fiction Convention in Brighton, England. His first commission, a collaboration with Stephen, was for the cover painting for Emerald Eyes by Daniel Keys Moran
Daniel Keys Moran
Daniel Keys Moran , also known by his initials DKM, is an American computer programmer and a science fiction writer.-Biography:Moran was born to Richard Joseph Moran and Marilynn Joyce Moran...
that was published by Bantam Books
Bantam Books
Bantam Books is an American publishing house owned entirely by Random House, the German media corporation subsidiary of Bertelsmann; it is an imprint of the Random House Publishing Group. It was formed in 1945 by Walter B. Pitkin, Jr., Sidney B. Kramer, and Ian and Betty Ballantine...
.
After graduating from the Durham New College of Art and Design, Paul spent two more years at Sunderland University. Since 1989, when Stephen moved to America, Paul has worked independently and has produced some excellent paintings, mainly for Bantam Books
Bantam Books
Bantam Books is an American publishing house owned entirely by Random House, the German media corporation subsidiary of Bertelsmann; it is an imprint of the Random House Publishing Group. It was formed in 1945 by Walter B. Pitkin, Jr., Sidney B. Kramer, and Ian and Betty Ballantine...
. Youll currently resides with his wife Annmarie, in the country village of Esh Winning
Esh Winning
Esh Winning is a village, and location of a former colliery, in County Durham, England. It is situated in the Deerness Valley to the west of Durham...
, on the border of Derwent Side and County Durham
County Durham
County Durham is a ceremonial county and unitary district in north east England. The county town is Durham. The largest settlement in the ceremonial county is the town of Darlington...
. He illustrates primarily for the U.S. softcover (paperback) book market.
Works
This list is incomplete- Star Wars: X-wingStar Wars: X-wing (series)Star Wars: X-wing is a nine-book series of Star Wars novels by Michael A. Stackpole and Aaron Allston. Stackpole's contributions cover the adventures of a new Rogue Squadron formed by Wedge Antilles, while Allston's focus on Wraith Squadron, another creation of Antilles'. The first seven novels...
- Rogue SquadronRogue Squadron (novel)Rogue Squadron is the first novel in the Star Wars: X-wing series. It was written by Michael A. Stackpole. It is set at the beginning of the New Republic era of the Star Wars universe and centers on the creation of a new Rogue Squadron by legendary Rebel Alliance pilot Wedge Antilles...
(1995) - Wedge's GambleWedge's GambleWedge's Gamble is the second novel in the Star Wars: X-wing series. It was written by Michael A. Stackpole. It is set at the beginning of the New Republic era of the Star Wars universe and tells the story of Rogue Squadron's covert intelligence mission to Coruscant as a first wave for the Rebel...
(1995) - The Krytos TrapThe Krytos TrapThe Krytos Trap is the third novel in the Star Wars: X-wing series. It was written by Michael A. Stackpole. It is set at the beginning of the New Republic Era in the Star Wars universe and focuses on the problems the New Republic has in occupying Coruscant.-Plot:The plot focuses on three key...
(1996) - The Bacta WarThe Bacta War (novel)The Bacta War is the fourth installment to the Star Wars X-wing series of novels. It is a science fiction novel written by Michael Stackpole...
(1996) - Wraith SquadronWraith Squadron (novel)Wraith Squadron is the fifth of nine books in the Star Wars: X-wing series of novels. It was written by Aaron Allston.-Plot:Wedge Antilles, fresh back from the Bacta War on Thyferra, decides to make a new fighter squadron/commando team...
(1997) - Iron FistIron Fist (novel)Iron Fist is a novel set in the Star Wars Expanded Universe. It is the sixth novel in the Star Wars: X-wing series, and was written by Aaron Allston. It continues the exploits of Wraith Squadron begun by Allston in Wraith Squadron.-Plot:...
(1997) - Solo CommandSolo CommandSolo Command is the seventh novel in the Star Wars: X-wing series, and the final book to detail the adventures of Wraith Squadron. It was written by Aaron Allston.-Plot:Wraith Squadron is once again tasked with destroying Warlord Zsinj...
(1997) - Isard's RevengeIsard's RevengeIsard's Revenge is the eighth novel in the Star Wars: X-wing series. It marks a return by writer Michael A. Stackpole to the series he created, after a hiatus of three novels by Aaron Allston...
(1998) - Starfighters of AdumarStarfighters of AdumarStarfighters of Adumar is the ninth and last book in the Star Wars: X-wing series. It was written by Aaron Allston.-Summary:The planet of Adumar is an anomaly, settled by anonymous colonists during the early years of the Old Republic and isolated ever since. But now it has been discovered...
(1999)
- Rogue Squadron
- Tales From the New RepublicTales From the New RepublicTales from the New Republic is an anthology of short stories set in the fictional Star Wars universe. The book is edited by Peter Schweighofer and Craig Carey.- Contents :#"Interlude at Darknell" by Timothy Zahn and Michael A. Stackpole...
(1998) - The Icarus HuntThe Icarus HuntThe Icarus Hunt is a science fiction novel by Timothy Zahn. It was first published in hardcover in August 1999, and was released in paperback in July 2000. It is an homage to the thriller novels of Alistair MacLean.-Plot summary:...
(1999) by Timothy ZahnTimothy ZahnTimothy Zahn is a writer of science fiction short stories and novels. His novella Cascade Point won the 1984 Hugo award. He is the author of nine Star Wars Expanded Universe novels, including seven novels featuring Grand Admiral Thrawn: the Thrawn Trilogy, the Hand of Thrawn duology, Outbound... - Dr. Zeus Inc.Dr. Zeus Inc.Dr. Zeus Inc., also known simply as The Company, is a fictional entity in a series of time travel science fiction stories by Kage Baker....
series by Kage BakerKage BakerKage Baker was an American science fiction and fantasy writer.- Biography :Baker was born in Hollywood, California and lived there and in Pismo Beach most of her life. Before becoming a professional writer she spent many years in theater, including teaching Elizabethan English as a second language...
- The Life of the World to ComeThe Life of the World to ComeThe Life of the World to Come is the fifth installment in the series of science fiction time travel novels by Kage Baker concerning the exploits of The Company.-Plot introduction:...
(2004) - The Children of the CompanyThe Children of the CompanyThe Children of the Company is a science fiction novel by Kage Baker. It is another in the series concerned with the exploits of The Company, a 24th century cabal which exploits history for profit with the aid of immortal cyborgs living in the past....
(2005) - Gods and PawnsGods and PawnsGods and Pawns is a collection of stories written by Kage Baker and published by Tor Books. The stories are set in the universe of her series about The Company.-Background:...
(2007)
- The Life of the World to Come
- The Merchant Princes series by Charles StrossCharles StrossCharles David George "Charlie" Stross is a British writer of science fiction, Lovecraftian horror and fantasy. He was born in Leeds.Stross specialises in hard science fiction and space opera...
- The Family TradeThe Family TradeThe Family Trade is the first book of Charles Stross' alternate history, science fiction series The Merchant Princes. It placed fifth in the annual Locus Poll for best fantasy novel as well as winning the Sidewise Award for Alternate History a year later .-Plot introduction:The first novel...
(2004) - The Hidden FamilyThe Hidden FamilyThe Hidden Family is the second book of Charles Stross' alternate history, science fiction series The Merchant Princes. It completes the story begun in The Family Trade ; the two were originally written as one novel...
(2005) - The Clan CorporateThe Clan CorporateThe Clan Corporate is the third book of Charles Stross' alternate history, science fiction series The Merchant Princes. It is the first part of the series' second story.-Plot:...
(2006)
- The Family Trade
- The Age of FireAge of FireAge of Fire is a series of fantasy/adventure novels written by E. E. Knight, who is also known for writing the Vampire Earth series of novels.- Plot :The series follows the adventures of three dragon siblings...
series by E. E. KnightE. E. KnightE. E. Knight is the pen name for a science fiction and fantasy writer, born in La Crosse, Wisconsin. He grew up in Stillwater, Minnesota and now resides in Oak Park, Illinois with his wife, newborn daughter and young son....
- Dragon Champion (2005)
- Dragon Avenger (2006)
- Dragon Outcast (2007)
- Dragon Strike (2008)
- ExcessionExcessionExcession, first published in 1996, is Scottish writer Iain M. Banks's fourth science fiction novel to feature the Culture. It concerns the response of the Culture and other interstellar societies to an unprecedented alien artifact, the Excession of the title.The book is largely about the response...
by Ian M. Banks (1998) - The Mirrored HeavensThe Mirrored HeavensThe Mirrored Heavens is a science fiction novel by David J. Williams. This is the author's debut novel, and the first volume in his Autumn Rain trilogy, which continues with The Burning Skies and The Machinery Of Light...
by David J. WilliamsDavid J. WilliamsDavid J. Williams is an Anglo-American science fiction writer and video game writer. His debut novel, The Mirrored Heavens, was described as "Tom Clancy interfacing Bruce Sterling" by Stephen Baxter, and is part of the Autumn Rain Trilogy, with a sequel entitled The Burning Skies released in June...
(2008)
Joint works
These works were done in collaboration with his brother, Stephen.This list is incomplete
- Emerald Eyes (1988) by Daniel Keys MoranDaniel Keys MoranDaniel Keys Moran , also known by his initials DKM, is an American computer programmer and a science fiction writer.-Biography:Moran was born to Richard Joseph Moran and Marilynn Joyce Moran...
- On My Way to ParadiseOn My Way to ParadiseOn My Way to Paradise is a novel by Dave Wolverton and was published in 1989 by Bantam Books. It is set in the far future depicting a man, Angelo Osic, who is running from an everchanging and frightening world of war and politics....
(1989) by Dave WolvertonDave WolvertonDave Wolverton is a science fiction author who also goes under the pseudonym David Farland for his fantasy works. He currently lives in St. George, Utah with his wife and five children.-Career:... - Infinity Hold by Barry B. LongyearBarry B. LongyearBarry B. Longyear born 1942 is a US writer and novelist who resides in Maine.-Career:He is best known for the Hugo and Nebula Award winning novella Enemy Mine, which was subsequently made into an identically titled movie and a novelization in collaboration with David Gerrold. The story tells of an...
- Shaping the Dawn by Sheila FinchSheila FinchSheila Finch is a science fiction author. She has won the Nebula Award for her 1998 novella “Reading the Bones,” which was later expanded into a novel...
- To the Land of the Living by Robert SilverbergRobert SilverbergRobert Silverberg is an American author, best known for writing science fiction. He is a multiple nominee of the Hugo Award and a winner of the Nebula Award.-Early years:...
- The Atheling by Grace Chetwin
- A Fire in the Sun by George Alec EffingerGeorge Alec EffingerGeorge Alec Effinger was an American science fiction author, born in 1947 in Cleveland, Ohio.-Writing career:...
- The Exile Kiss by George Alec EffingerGeorge Alec EffingerGeorge Alec Effinger was an American science fiction author, born in 1947 in Cleveland, Ohio.-Writing career:...
- Lord of Snow and Shadows by Sarah AshSarah AshSarah Ash is a British novelist. She began writing at a very young age, and at the age of twelve completed her first fantasy novel which was called "The Miglas". She trained as a musician at Cambridge University for four years and her interests in music and drama led her into becoming a...
- The Garden of the Shaped by Sheila FinchSheila FinchSheila Finch is a science fiction author. She has won the Nebula Award for her 1998 novella “Reading the Bones,” which was later expanded into a novel...
- A Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin
- Mistress of Dragons by Margaret WeisMargaret WeisMargaret Edith Weis is a fantasy novelist who, along with Tracy Hickman, is one of the original creators of the Dragonlance game world and has written numerous novels and short stories set in fantastic worlds.-Early life:Margaret Weis was born in 1948 in Independence, Missouri, and later attended...
- Beauty by Sheri S. TepperSheri S. TepperSheri Stewart Tepper is an American author of science fiction, horror and mystery novels; she is particularly known as a feminist science fiction writer, often with an ecofeminist slant....
- The Gates of Winter by Mark AnthonyMark Anthony (writer)Mark Anthony is an American author who lives and writes in Colorado. He is best known for The Last Rune series, which he developed to explore the idea that reason and wonder need not exist in conflict. Recently he has written under the pseudonym Galen Beckett, coming out with a novel entitled The...
- Fool's Errand by Robin HobbRobin HobbRobin Hobb is the second pen name of novelist Margaret Astrid Lindholm Ogden who produces primarily fantasy fiction, although she has published some science fiction....
- Golden Fool by Robin HobbRobin HobbRobin Hobb is the second pen name of novelist Margaret Astrid Lindholm Ogden who produces primarily fantasy fiction, although she has published some science fiction....
- Hung Out by Margaret WeisMargaret WeisMargaret Edith Weis is a fantasy novelist who, along with Tracy Hickman, is one of the original creators of the Dragonlance game world and has written numerous novels and short stories set in fantastic worlds.-Early life:Margaret Weis was born in 1948 in Independence, Missouri, and later attended...
and Don PerrinDon PerrinDon Perrin is a Canadian writer and former military officer. Born in Iserlohn, Germany, Perrin grew up in Kingston, ON, Canada, McMasterville, QC, Canada, Bromley, Kent, England, and Ottawa, ON, Canada. Perrin served in the Canadian Corps of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, in the Canadian... - A Forest of Stars by Kevin J. AndersonKevin J. AndersonKevin J. Anderson is an American science fiction author with over forty bestsellers. He has written spin-off novels for Star Wars, StarCraft, Titan A.E., and The X-Files, and with Brian Herbert is the co-author of the Dune prequels...
- Hidden Empire by Kevin J. AndersonKevin J. AndersonKevin J. Anderson is an American science fiction author with over forty bestsellers. He has written spin-off novels for Star Wars, StarCraft, Titan A.E., and The X-Files, and with Brian Herbert is the co-author of the Dune prequels...
- Defender by C.J. Cherryh
- Gojiro by John BarnesJohn Barnes (author)-Writing:Two of his novels, The Sky So Big and Black and The Duke of Uranium have been reviewed as having content appropriate for a young adult readership, comparing favorably to Robert A. Heinlein's "juvenile" novels...
- The Wellstone by Wil MccarthyWil McCarthyWil McCarthy is a science fiction novelist, Chief Technology Officer for Galileo Shipyards , and the science columnist for Syfy...
- The Collasium by Wil MccarthyWil McCarthyWil McCarthy is a science fiction novelist, Chief Technology Officer for Galileo Shipyards , and the science columnist for Syfy...
- The Green Brain by Frank HerbertFrank HerbertFranklin Patrick Herbert, Jr. was a critically acclaimed and commercially successful American science fiction author. Although a short story author, he is best known for his novels, most notably Dune and its five sequels...
- The Eyes of Heisenberg by Frank HerbertFrank HerbertFranklin Patrick Herbert, Jr. was a critically acclaimed and commercially successful American science fiction author. Although a short story author, he is best known for his novels, most notably Dune and its five sequels...
External links
- Paul Youll at WookieepediaWookieepediaWookieepedia, the Star Wars Wiki is an online encyclopedia for information on the Star Wars fictional universe—including information on all six films, as well as The Clone Wars and the Expanded Universe...